Bev's Victorian Salmon Chowder

Author: Beverly Nye, author of "Year 'Round Sunshine"
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Ingredients

Lemon slice
8 ounce salmon filet
4 diced little red new potatoes, unpeeled
3/4 cup diced onion
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 stick butter
1/2 cup flour
2 cups milk
2 cups half and half
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 cup frozen peas
2 tablespoons fresh dill weed
2 teaspoons (or more) Old Bay seasoning
2 teaspoons vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste


Directions

In a saucepan of water and 1 lemon slice, poach salmon filet for 10 minutes. Set salmon aside. In a large pan, combine potatoes, onion and celery. Barely cover with water and simmer until tender.

Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in flour. Then add milk, half and half, salt and sugar. Cook until thickened and add to cooked vegetables and liquid in pan. Flake salmon and add to pan, along with peas, dill weed, Old Bay seasoning, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste.